Michael Amster, MD, QME, is a pain management physician, author(The Power of Awe), and positive emotions researcher at the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. With twenty years as a pain management specialist, he is currently the founding director of the pain management department at Santa Cruz Community Health. He has been a CSIMS member since 2012, on the board since 2019, and was the previous CSIMS Vice President (2020-2022). He splits his time between medical legal evaluator work, clinical work, research on awe, and leading awe-inspiring wellness retreats worldwide. He can be reached at the www.thepowerofawe.com